An over-time approach to getting the right candidate for the head coach position. When all things are equal, and the score is tied, how do you determine the better of two outstanding candidates for the head football coach position at a large high school with a very competitive athletic program? This dilemma was tested last spring with excellent results. I offer it to you from the position of a principal at a high school in suburban Kansas City. But an athletic director or a coach anywhere wanting to fill a coaching vacancy when it is very difficult to distinguish between two candidates could use the same procedure/philosophy. The Selection Process Over 30 applicants were "paper-screened" for the position. Our selection committee reviewed resumes/credentials, letters of support, videotapes from games and media interviews in order to reduce the field of candidates down to 15. The
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